Storm history › East Pacific › 2012 season
Hurricane Paul (2012)
Paul was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2012 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 13, 2012 to October 18, 2012, about 5 days, and covered 1,284 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 959 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 959 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,284 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 216th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Rachel (2026), Hurricane Trudy (2026), Hurricane Flossie (2025) and 21 more.
- Lowest pressure: 196th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Halola (2015), Hurricane Miriam (2012), Hurricane Darby (2010) and 1 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 2012 East Pacific season's ACE.